Wednesday, May 3 - War declared on vaping; Tassie AFL team confirmed; Sneaky crochet scam on Facebook; and cats aplenty at Met Gala ball.

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LINKS

Today’s Quick Links: 

Butler to ban disposable vapes: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/this-must-end-butler-to-ban-disposable-vapes-as-part-of-black-market-crackdown-20230501-p5d4o6.html

Plan to purchase 40,000 vape detectors for public school toilets: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-plan-to-purchase-40-000-vape-detectors-for-public-school-toilets-20230501-p5d4mr.html

Met Gala photo gallery: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/met-gala-2023-red-carpet-fashion/index.html

Tasmania AFL team: https://www.sportingnews.com/au/afl/news/afl-tasmania-stadium-name-players/vgyf9wgkmjobmp88xskc3ts3

Fake Facebook crochet posts a devious stitch-up: https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/fake-facebook-crochet-posts-a-devious-stitch-up/

Dig Deeper:

In full - Health Minister Mark Butler’s National Press Club address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBMEYunNaJU

Media release - Taking action on smoking and vaping: https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-mark-butler-mp/media/taking-action-on-smoking-and-vaping?language=en

Dr Karl’s vape truths: https://www.vapetruths.initiatives.qld.gov.au/dr-karls-vape-truths

Kids + Media Survey Results: https://www.squizkids.com.au/aussie-kids-media-results/

Squiz Kids Book Club: https://www.squizkids.com.au/book_club/april-2023/

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